Game Boy that survived the Gulf War ends display at Nintendo store in New York


by Sean Hollister

The Game Boy, commonly known as `` Gulf War Game Boy '', which was tattered in the Gulf War and was exhibited at Nintendo's retail store `` Nintendo New York '' in New York, was removed around February 2023. It turns out.

The Game Boy that survived the Gulf War has been removed from Nintendo New York - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23780549/gulf-war-game-boy-nintendo-nyc

VideoGameArt & Tidbits, a Twitter account that publishes retro game artwork and materials, reported in a tweet in June 2023 that ``Gulf War Gameboy has officially retired from the Nintendo New York exhibition''. VideoGameArt & Tidbits, who noticed that the exhibition had not been held for a while, confirmed with employees that the Gulf War Game Boy was sent to Nintendo America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington.



It's unclear exactly when the exhibit ended, but it was still there when YouTuber Elliott Koll visited Nintendo New York in January 2023. After that, when Mr. Koll visited the store again in February and noticed that the Gulf War Game Boy was gone, the employee explained , ``For the time being, I had to send it back to the headquarters for storage.'' I will .

Sean Hollister, editor-in-chief of the IT news site The Verge, has released 4K photos taken during a private visit to Nintendo New York in 2019, in case the Gulf War Game Boy exhibition is not resumed. doing. Click to see larger original image.


by Sean Hollister

On the Game Boy display that was on display, Tetris' demo screen was moving.


by Sean Hollister

From the side, you can see that the front of the main body is almost burnt.


by Sean Hollister

On the other hand, the back was almost intact.


by Sean Hollister

This Game Boy was owned by Mr. Stephen Scoggins who participated in Operation Desert Storm as a nurse. The episode 'I was bombed' is sometimes introduced, but when The Verge contacted Mr. Scoggins, it was not exactly bombed, but what was damaged when the tent was burned by the fire that occurred at the garrison. That's what it is.

Mr. Scoggins sent it to Nintendo's information magazine, Nintendo Power, to replace the burned Gulf War Game Boy with a new one.

Nintendo Power, who received this, said in a special feature, ``When we received the Game Boy from Stephan in the Middle East, we thought it was dead. But when we put in a Tetris game cassette, plugged in the battery pack, flipped the power switch, and heard the distinctive 'picone!' I couldn't believe it! The d-pad and A and B buttons were melted, but the start and select buttons worked perfectly. Game Boy is tougher than you think! ” continues.



According to Scoggins, it was true that there was an explosion near the garrison, but it had nothing to do with Scoggins and others. Scoggins believes that the explosion and the tent fire were mixed up to create the Gulf War Game Boy survived the bombing story.

Scoggins plans to talk more about Gulf War Game Boy episodes in the near future. Also, Nintendo's public relations department has not commented on the Gulf War Game Boy at the time of writing the article.

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